Since when is this a thing? My daughter got up yesterday morning and ran out into the living room to see what the Leprechaun left for her. I can sum that up for you in one word – nothing.

I know that all the elementary school kids make a leprechaun trap every year in an attempt to catch him. Inevitably, the little rascal escapes and leaves the kids something or makes a mess of the room. I helped my boys make leprechaun traps for their schools, but never put one out at home.

We didn’t have a trap set up last night, so I’m not sure why she expected something, but she did. So my wife called me and told me how upset she was and I knew I had to go out. I was out looking for something for her to find when she got home.

I went to the dollar store first, figuring that they’d have something. They didn’t. I mean not even anything on clearance. The St. Patty’s Day stuff was nowhere to be seen. All the Easter stuff was out, however.

So I drove to a Dollar Party place and actually found some things there. Silly glasses, buttons, green bead necklaces, some candy, and a silly hat. I hid them on the bookshelf and told the kids I heard some rustling while I was trying to sleep. Without missing a beat, my daughter said, “Maybe the leprechaun was here while you were sleeping!” When they found their stuff, they were happy and said they knew that the leprechaun wouldn’t have forgotten them.

While I was out, one of the morning shows was talking to kids about what the leprechauns did at their house. They were talking about making the toilet water green, leaving green jelly beans all over the house, and putting green sparkles/sprinkles on their toothbrushes. So, apparently it is a thing.

Sigh. I guess from now on, I’ll have to prepare better for next year.